^ a b c Veylanswami, Bodhinatha (2016).^ 'which verse of sri rudram of yajurveda has word shiva (search as 'Most importantly 1st verse of 8th Anuvaka mentions the word Shiva as')'.
It also appears in the Shiva Purana in the chapter 1.2.10 (Shabda-Brahma Tanu) and in its Vidyeshvara samhita and in chapter 13 of the Vayaviya samhita of the Shiva Purana as 'Om Namaha Shivaya'.Tirumantiram, a scripture written in Tamil language, speaks of the meaning of the mantra.Whole Panchakshara Stotra is dedicated to this mantra.This mantra also appears in the Rudrashtadhyayi which is a part of the Shukla Yajurveda.Thus predates the use of Shiva as a proper name, in the original context being an address to Lord Rudra (later Shiva), where Shiva retains its original meaning as an adjective, meaning 'auspicious, benign, friendly', a euphemistic epithet of Rudra. This Mantra appears as 'Na' 'Ma' 'Śi' 'Vā' and 'Ya' in the Shri Rudram hymn which is a part of the Krishna Yajurveda.TM Presence of mantra in different scriptures Thus is the five-lettered form of Shiva.”: Tirumantiram 941. The Tirumantiram (a scripture in Shaiva Siddhanta Shaivism) announces, “His feet are the letter Na.